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Angus Thompson

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Angus Thompson is a contributor to Wheels Media.

Lamborghini’s composite factory is making carbon-fibre con-rods
Features

Lamborghini’s composite factory is making carbon-fibre con-rods a reality

While the bulk of Lamborghini's Research and Development is done in Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy, it’s now opened a six-person Seattle facility to design forged carbon fibre composite components - including con-rods - for its future models

PSA real-world fuel tests
News

PSA real-world fuel tests reveal higher consumption figures

The PSA Group has published the results of real-world RDE fuel consumption tests for 30 of their core models conducted by two separate NGOs, with the results highlighting fundamental differences in laboratory versus ‘real-world’ testing protocols

Alpina BMW BiTurbo
Features

Alpina BMWs coming to Australia: What’s Alpina you ask?

With the announcement of an Australian distributor for Alpina coming today, Wheels looks at BMW’s association with the luxury performance brand, together with the tuning company’s history, heritage and the models now destined for our roads

Renault Clio RS
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2016 Renault Sport Clio RS breaks cover

Renault’s new Clio RS gets advanced headlights and an optional Akrapovic exhaust system for 2016. But where is the knee-weakening 205kW Megane RS engine of the RS 16 concept?

Toyota inequitable Luxury Car Tax
Industry

Luxury Car Tax ‘inequitable’, says Toyota

Toyota renews its calls for the abolition of the Luxury Car Tax as it reduces the list price on selected vehicles affected by new threshold limits, which came into effect on July 1

Bloodhound SSC car
Features

Bloodhound SSC car: 17 fast facts

Any vehicle designed with the sole purpose of breaking the World Land Speed record has to be a fairly special piece of kit. Here are 17 fast facts you can recite to your mates at the next BBQ.

Bloodhound SSC sets supersonic record attempt
News

Bloodhound SSC sets date for first supersonic record attempt

20 years after the Thrust SSC set the World Land Speed Record, the Bloodhound Project has announced the date for its first crack at the initial 1287 km/h (800mph) target